Slicing machine



Sept. 17, 1929. r. LANNIE SLICING MACHINE Filed Aug. 9, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet l Thomas Lannie INVENTOR ATTO R N EY Sept. 17, 1929. 'r. LANN IE SLICING MACHINE Filed Aug. 9, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR WITNESS:

ATTOR N EY Patented Sept. 17, l929 THOMAS LANNIE, or DETROIT; MIGHIGAI? i SLICIINGT MACHINE v Application filed August 9, 1926. Serial No. 128,221. i

An object of this invention is the provision of a machine for compressing and slicing ice cream into blocks or other desired forms.

A further object is the provision of a machine for this purpose which is simply constructed which is easily operated, and which will perform its functions with precision and with accuracy. I

To the attainment of the foregoing objects and others which will present themselves as the nature of the invention is better understood, the improvement further resides in certain novel features of construction,

5 combination and operative association of parts, a satisfactory embodiment ofwhich is disclosed by the accompanying drawings. In the drawings: Figure 1 is a front elevation of a machine .20 in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4: is a sectional view on the line 44 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view of one of the rack bars employed.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the outer frame member.

Figure 7 1s a detail sectional view approximately on the line 7-7 of Figure 1.

Supported on corner legs 1 there is a substantially rectangular bed 2. The legs, below the bed have transverse cleats 3 upon which are designed 'to rest a pan 4. The rear wall provided by the bed is extended to provide the vertically disposedback plate 5 of the machine, and this plate is formed at its top with aledgefi that overlies the bed 2. Suitably integrally formed ribs or brackets are arranged between the outer edges of the ledge 6 andthe back 5, and below these ledges there are either integrally formed or secured to the back outwardly directed bearing brackets '7 having openings in the Out r e ds area that, provide bear s f aft 8- In the showing of the drawings theshaft has on both of itsends wheels 9 provided with handle portions 10 whereby the shaft may be revolved rmanually. If'desired, however, the shaft maybe operated by suitable machiner In addition to the brackets 7 that are. I

secured 'tothe. back other spaced "bearing brackets 11 for the shaft 8. and fixed on'the I shaft 8, anddisposed between the said pairs ,ofspaced brackets 11 there are cog wheels 12. These cog wheels are in mesh with rack surfaces '13 on vertically, disposedrods 14,'

the upper portions of whichbeing journaled through bearing openings in {the ledge '6. i The outerends' of the rods 14 are headed,

asat 15in a manner to provide shoulders,

and", surrounding the rods and exerting a tension against the shoulders formed by the 1 heads 16, and upper faceof the ledge 6f '1 there are coil: springs 17.. The rods have plate/18.

theirlower ends fixedly secured to a flanged The. plate is inthe nature of -a' the same is grooved toprovide'spacedblockscompressor and between the flangesthereof,

cubes or any. other,desiredformsandthe said. blocks may likewise have stenciled" thereon suitable data relative tothe -manu-' factureri of the ice' cream or thefvpurveyor thereof. TheplatelS is formedwith ears at the rear corners thereof-and these ears" engage the back plate for slidable movement thereon to guide the compressor in its movement.

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removablyreceived on the frame 20; The frame 20lforms the lower element of a form, the said frame having rebed, 2' there is a substantially rectangular spaced as to receive the blocks 19 ofthe comd v pressor plate 18 therebetween, so-that ice cream delivere d. onto theform will be directed compressor plate 18 there is a flexible element 24 which is guided through a suitable opening in the center of the ledge 6 and over guide pulleys or sheave wheels 25 and 26 secured on the top of the ledge. To the free end of the element 24 there is connected a THOMAS LANNIE.

weight 27 for counter balancing the plate 18,.

Ice cream frozen to a determined degree is placed in the receiving frame 22 over the r form, the shaft 8 being revolved so as to raise the compressor plate -18. Thereafter the shaft is turned in a second direction so that the compressor plate is moved intothe receiving frame 22 and the blocks thereof are moved between the plate or blades 21 in the form, and as previously stated, the com-.

pressed cream will be forced in blocks or other desired shape through the form onto the pan 4. After the sliced cream has been removed from the panthe operation is repeated.

The simplicity of my construction and the advantages thereof will, it is thought, be perfectly apparent to those skilled in the art to which such invention relates, when the foregoing description has been carefully read in connection with the accompanying drawings, it being, of course, understood that I do not wish to be limited'to the precise details of construction herein set forth andtherefore hold myself 'entitled'to make such changes therefrom as fairly fall within the scope of what I claim. The blades of the improvement may be ordinary hack-saw blades and may be readily replaced shouldthe same become broken.

The improvement it will be noted insures economy, speed and reliability in operation. Having described the invention, I claim :j

A confection slicing machine comprising a leg supported bed, a back plate formed with the rear edge of the bed and rising therefrom, a ledge formed. with the upper edge of the back plate and overlying the bed, compressor means, ears formed with the rear corners of said compressor means for sliding engagement With the opposite side edges of the back plate, rods secured to the compressor means and passing through the ledge for slidable movement, heads formed on the top of the rods in a manner to provide shoulders, coil springs surrounding the upper end portions of the rods and engaging the ledge andshoulders of the heads respectively to yieldably resist downward movementof the compressor, means for raising the compressor and supported upon the ledge, means carried by the back plate and engaging the rodsto force 

